Unit II and Unit III

Proficiency: Intermediate Mid/High; Time: 4X75 min.

• express and describe feelings, mental states and moods
• describe and explain the effects of positive vs. negative emotions on the mental health 
• relate conditions and activities to positivity and mental wellness
• provide solutions for emotional mental wellness.

Language Targets: Students use:

• formation of adjectives from nouns (part 1 and part 2)
• detailed vocabulary related to emotions and mental health
• expressions with feelings (X को + noun)
• relative correlative sentences (review) जब… तब…, जैसे… वैसे…, जहां… वहाँ…, जो… वह…   
• passive and passive subjunctive.

Performance Task: 1. In the role of student advisors, learners create a brochure for positive living to be distributed on campus. 2. Students develop  video advisory piece for a wellness Youtube channel. 3. Students participate in debates -“Physical exercise and less screen time are more important for overall wellness than mental relaxation techniques.”

 

Step 2. To check what students know: Competition: In two big teams students are given 10 min to list as many as possible words for emotions under each face: चहरे का भाव बताइये (ऊपर से शुरू करना, बाई से दाई तरफ़). The class comes together and while listing their suggestions — teacher reminds them to classify them as. Teacher takes notes on the white board — writes in  a table with 3 columns (१) नकारात्मक,  (२) सकारात्मक  (३) बीच के

 

Step 3. Students compare what they know with the diagram above.  Then, they individually, examine the list of adjectives below, mark the new words and put the neutral ones in the blank column: 

Positive Feelings and States

English	Hindi
blissful	आनंदमय
brave	बहादुर
careful	सावधान
cautious	सतर्क
clever	चालाक
confident	आश्वस्त
curious	उत्सुक
ecstatic	उन्मादपूर्ण
excited	उत्तेजित
fair	निष्पक्ष
fantastic	विलक्षण
friendly	मित्रवत
glad	प्रसन्न
good	अच्छा
great	महान
happy	खुश
honest	सत्यवादी
innocent	निर्दोष
interesting	दिलचस्प
joyful	हर्षित
meditative	ध्येय
nice	अच्छा
optimistic	आशावादी
pleasant	सुखद
pleased	सन्तुष्ट
proud	गर्वित
quiet	शांत
satisfied	संतुष्ट
sensible	समझदार
serious	गंभीर
surprised	हैरान
wonderful	अद्भुत

Negative Feelings and States

English	Hindi
angry	नाराज
annoyed	नाराज
aggressive	आक्रामक
agonized	कष्टदायी
arrogant	अभिमानी
awful	डरावना
bad	बुरा
bored	ऊबा हुआ
confused	परेशान
crazy	सनकी
disappointed	निराश
disbelieving	अविश्वास
disgusted	निराश
enraged	क्रुद्ध
exhausted	थका
frightened	भयभीत
frustrated	निराश
grieving	दुःखी
guilty	दोषी
helpless	असहाय
horrified	भयातुर
hurt	आहत
hysterical	उन्मत्त
indifferent	उदासीन
idiotic	मूर्खतापूर्ण
jealous	ईर्ष्यालु
lonely	अकेला
lovesick	प्रेमातुर
mad	पागल
mischievous	शरारतपूर्ण
miserable	अभागा
nasty	बुरा
nervous	घबराया हुआ
sad	दुःखी
shocked	हैरान
sheepish	शर्मिंदा
silly	मूर्ख
smug	आत्मसंतुष्ट
strange	अनोखा
suspicious	संदिग्ध
stupid	मूर्ख
terrible	भयानक
upset	परेशान

Source

Step 4. Teacher explains how the nouns denoting emotions are used +को construction + आना / होना. Students practice the new structures in the context of the topic with जब… तब… sentences.

Step 5. In the role of student advisors, in pairs students create a brochure for positive living to be distributed on campus. It includes:

• 3+ most positive emotions and explain when and
• why a person can and should experience them as a path to wellness.
• use the new language structures (5+ sentences) 
• 5+ sentences जब… तब…
• 10+ new words.

Assessment Rubrics